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Q 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. A. ORANDALL.

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

No. 593,924. Patented Nov. 16, 1897.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

J.A.ORANDALL.

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

No. 593,924. I Patented Nov. 16,1897.

view of the carriage set up for use.

UN TED STATES Fries.

ATENT JESSE A. ORANDALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF I TO 0. V. C. VAN DEUSEN, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING BABY-CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 593,924, dated November 16, 1897. Application filed January 23, 1897. $e1'ial No. 620,418. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ESSE A. CRANDALL, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is a foldable baby-carriage, its object being to provide a carriage which may be readily brought into a small compass for storage or transportation and which when set up for use will be firm and strong.

The invention consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar View of the carriage folded. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the bottom and ends. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the folded carriage, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the handle.

In carrying out my invention I employ the side-bars A A, of the usual length, having their rear ends turned upward and provided with eyes or rings B, as shown. When the carriage is set up for use,a cross-bar or handle C is inserted through these eyes or rings and locked therein bysprings D, mounted on its side, at its ends, and adapted to engage the said rings. At proper points on the bottom edges of the side-bars, at or near the front and rear ends of the same, I secure brackets E, having spindles F, projecting from their outer sides, on which the wheels G are mounted.

' The inner edges of these brackets project slightly beyond the inner faces of the sidebars and have integral studs II depending therefrom. In order to maintain the sidebars parallel with each other at all times, I provide the crossed braces I, which are pivoted together at about their centers and have their rear ends pivotally mounted on the rear studs H and held thereon by suitable nuts. The front ends of the braces are slightly curved and provided with longitudinal slots J, which are engaged over the front studs H and permit the braces to have a slight sliding movement on the studs when the carriage is being folded or set up. Thumb-nuts J on the studs below the braces hold the same rigid after the oarriageis set up. The front springs K are secured on the upper edges of the sidebars and rise therefrom to the sides of the carriage-body, to which they are secured, while the rear springs L are secured on the upper sides of the brackets E and are carried around and upward from the same in a semivolute form to the sides of the carriagebody, the rear ends of the crossed braces being curved to pass around the springs when the carriage is folded. The sides M of the carriage-body are secured upon the springs in the usual manner and may be of any desired design. The ends N of the body are of a pattern corresponding to the sides and are provided at their upper corners with hooks or clips O,'adapted to engage the upper edges 'of the sides and thereby suspend the ends from the sides. At their lower corners the ends are provided with the lips or plates P, through which pivot-pins are inserted into the edges of the bottom Q, the said bottom being provided with buttons R on its under side, which are adapted to be turned under the side bars to prevent the bottom being lifted from the sides should the clips 0 be accidentally forced from the sides. To aid in supporting the bottom and the weight placed thereon and to lessen the strain on the clips and the sides of the body, I secure to the lower edges of the sides the inwardly-projecting lugs S, on which the bottom rests when the carriage is set up. The bottom, itwill be noticed, is made in two sections hinged together, so that it may be folded on itself when the carriage is dismantled.

It is thought the manipulation of the carriage will be readily understood from the fore going description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

To dismantle or fold the carriage, the but tons on the bottom are turned so as to clear the side-bars, after which the bottom and ends are lifted from the running-gear and the sides. The bottom is then folded on itself, the shorter end lying flat against the larger member of the bottom, while the larger end is swung into the plane of the bottom. The thumb-screws J are now loosened and the handle removed, after which the sides are pushed together. The folded bottom is then placed on edge between the sides, and the handle may be laid on the bottom. The wheels aregenerally removed for transportation, but need not be removed if the earriage is merely placed aside temporarily.

To set up the carriage for use, the operation is the reverse of that just described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

1. In a folding baby-carriage, the combination of the sides, the bottom, and the ends pivoted to the bottom, and provided with clips adapted to engage the sides, and removably suspend the bottom thereon.

2. In a folding baby-carriage, the combination of the sides, having inwardly-projectin g lugs 011 their lower edges, the bottom resting on said lugs and provided with buttons adapted to be turned under the sides, and the ends piy oted to the bottom and provided with clips adapted to engage the sides.

3. In a folding baby-carriage the combination of side-bars, sides carried thereby, foldin g braces connecting the side-bars, abottom, ends pivoted to said bottom, clips carried by said ends and adapted to engage over the edge of the sides and removablysuspend the bottom thereon, substantially as described.

4. In a foldingbaby-carriage the combination of sides, a bottom divided transversely, the parts being hinged together to fold upon each other, ends pivoted to the bottom, and clips carried by the ends and adapted to engage the sides above the bottom and removably suspend the bottom thereon, substantially as described.

5. In a folding baby-carriage, the combination of the side-bars, folding braces connecting the same, the sides carried by the sidebars, and the bottom and ends suspended on the sides.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE A. CRANDALL.

IVitnesses:

. JAs. E. PEARSON,

WM. II. CUNNINGHAM. 

